Headhunters are far from lazy and harmful, says Kim Frost, who uses them all the time.

Lazy, costly and positively harmful. Why on earth would a university consider using headhunters to fill a senior position?

More information: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/headhunters-are-invaluable-part-recruitment-process

For decades, video has been a prominent outlet used by businesses to engage with customers and consumers. Let’s not forget that even in the 1960s and 70s, corporate videos in some form were being filmed using film or reel, and distributed via Television adverts. Fast forward to today with the digital age in full flow and corporate/recruitment videos are now commonly distributed across the internet, and filmed in 4K. The common standard now rivals what was once considered ‘professional’.

More information: http://prominence.social/Prominence-Blog/ArticleID/314/How-to-Film-a-Recruitment-Video-Yourself-Lights-Camera-Action

Diversity continues to be a main priority for HR, with thousands of businesses actively taking measures to improve the diversity of their workforce.

One of the many goals that HR departments are working towards is reducing gender bias in certain business areas.

More information: http://www.webrecruit.co.uk/employer-blog/hr-professional/4-ways-to-reduce-gender-bias-within-your-recruitment-advertising

It’s been a turbulent few weeks and clearly there are uncertain times ahead for UK employers.

John Salt, Group sales Director of total jobs commented today:  “In the wake of the EU Referendum, and the political, economic and social chaos that has ensued, it’s important that HR professionals, or anyone who looks after recruitment and HR issues, maintains a steady and pragmatic approach.

More information: http://blog.totaljobs.com/recruiting-future-talent

Every year around the same time, University campuses get extra crowded. Corporate recruiters buzz around, competing for the best and brightest soon-to-be graduates. Students are (understandably) nervous – often overwhelmed by the choice of where to go once they graduate. And “how to write a resume” websites get a huge spike in traffic.

More information: https://weirdlyhub.com/graduate-recruitment-case-study/

When it comes to hiring them, millennials aren’t as evasive or mysterious as you might think. It all comes down to understanding what they want, and then showing them you have it with a killer recruitment ad that they can’t ignore.

More information: https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/hiring-millennials/2016/4-recruitment-ads-that-speak-directly-to-millennials